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                       TRANSFER AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT
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         THIS  AGREEMENT  is made as of November 1, 1999  between  PFPC INC.,  a
Delaware corporation ("PFPC") and WT MUTUAL FUND, a Delaware business trust (the
"Fund").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS,  the Fund is registered as an open-end  management  investment
company under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act");
and

         WHEREAS,  the Fund wishes to retain  PFPC to serve as  transfer  agent,
registrar,  dividend  disbursing  agent and  shareholder  servicing agent to its
investment  portfolios  listed on  Exhibit  A  attached  hereto  and made a part
hereof,  as  such  Exhibit  A  may  be  amended  from  time  to  time  (each,  a
"Portfolio"), and PFPC wishes to furnish such services.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
herein contained,  and intending to be legally bound hereby,  the parties hereto
agree as follows:

         1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT:

                  (a) "1933 ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

                  (b) "1934 ACT" means the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

                  (c) "AUTHORIZED  PERSON" means any officer of the Fund and any
other  person  duly  authorized  by the Fund's  Board of  Trustees  to give Oral
Instructions  and Written  Instructions  on behalf of the Fund and listed on the
Authorized  Persons  Appendix  attached  hereto  and made a part  hereof  or any
amendment thereto as may be received by PFPC. An Authorized

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Person's  scope of  authority  may be limited by the Fund by setting  forth such
limitation in the Authorized Persons Appendix.

                  (d) "CEA" means the Commodities Exchange Act, as amended.

                  (e) "ORAL  INSTRUCTIONS"  mean oral  instructions  received by
PFPC from an Authorized Person or from a person  reasonably  believed by PFPC to
be an Authorized Person.

                  (f) "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                  (g)  "SECURITIES  LAWS" mean the 1933 Act,  the 1934 Act,  the
1940 Act and the CEA.

                  (h)  "SHARES"  mean the shares of  beneficial  interest of any
series or class of the Fund.

                  (i) "WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS" mean written instructions signed by
an Authorized  Person and received by PFPC. The instructions may be delivered by
hand, mail, tested telegram, cable, telex or facsimile sending device.

         2.  APPOINTMENT.  The Fund  hereby  appoints  PFPC to serve as transfer
agent,  registrar,  dividend disbursing agent and shareholder servicing agent to
the Fund in accordance with the terms set forth in this Agreement.  PFPC accepts
such appointment and agrees to furnish such services.

         3. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS.  The Fund has provided or, where  applicable,
will provide PFPC with the following:

                  (a) Certified or  authenticated  copies of the  resolutions of
                  the Fund's Board of Trustees,  approving  the  appointment  of
                  PFPC or its  affiliates  to provide  services  to the Fund and
                  approving this Agreement;

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                  (b) A copy of the Fund's  most recent  effective  registration
                  statement;

                  (c) A copy of the  advisory  agreement  with  respect  to each
                  investment Portfolio of the Fund (each, a Portfolio);

                  (d) A copy of the distribution  agreement with respect to each
                  class of Shares of the Fund;

                  (e) A copy of each  Portfolio's  administration  agreements if
                  PFPC is not providing the Portfolio with such services;

                  (f) Copies of any  shareholder  servicing  agreements  made in
                  respect of the Fund or a Portfolio; and

                  (g) Copies  (certified or authenticated  where  applicable) of
                  any and all amendments or supplements to the foregoing.

         4.  COMPLIANCE  WITH RULES AND  REGULATIONS.  PFPC undertakes to comply
with all applicable  requirements of the Securities Laws and any laws, rules and
regulations of governmental  authorities having jurisdiction with respect to the
duties to be  performed  by PFPC  hereunder.  Except as  specifically  set forth
herein, PFPC assumes no responsibility for such compliance by the Fund or any of
its investment portfolios.

         5. INSTRUCTIONS.

         (a) Unless  otherwise  provided in this Agreement,  PFPC shall act only
upon Oral Instructions and Written Instructions.

         (b) PFPC  shall be  entitled  to rely  upon any Oral  Instructions  and
Written  Instructions  it receives from an  Authorized  Person (or from a person
reasonably  believed  by  PFPC  to be an  Authorized  Person)  pursuant  to this
Agreement. PFPC may assume that any Oral

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Instruction  or  Written  Instruction  received  hereunder  is not  in  any  way
inconsistent with the provisions of  organizational  documents or this Agreement
or of any vote,  resolution  or proceeding of the Fund's Board of Trustees or of
the Fund's shareholders,  unless and until PFPC receives Written Instructions to
the contrary.

         (c) The Fund agrees to forward to PFPC Written Instructions  confirming
Oral Instructions so that PFPC receives the Written Instructions by the close of
business on the same day that such Oral Instructions are received. The fact that
such confirming  Written  Instructions  are not received by PFPC shall in no way
invalidate the transactions or enforceability of the transactions  authorized by
the  Oral  Instructions.   Where  Oral  Instructions  or  Written   Instructions
reasonably  appear to have been received from an Authorized  Person,  PFPC shall
incur no liability to the Fund in acting upon such Oral  Instructions or Written
Instructions  provided that PFPC's actions  comply with the other  provisions of
this Agreement.

         6. RIGHT TO RECEIVE ADVICE.

         (a) ADVICE OF THE FUND.  If PFPC is in doubt as to any action it should
or should  not take,  PFPC may  request  directions  or advice,  including  Oral
Instructions or Written Instructions, from the Fund.

         (b) ADVICE OF COUNSEL.  If PFPC shall be in doubt as to any question of
law  pertaining  to any  action it should or should not take,  PFPC may  request
advice at its own cost from such counsel of its own choosing (who may be counsel
for the Fund, the Fund's investment adviser or PFPC, at the option of PFPC).

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         (c) CONFLICTING  ADVICE. In the event of a conflict between directions,
advice or Oral Instructions or Written Instructions PFPC receives from the Fund,
and the  advice it  receives  from  counsel,  PFPC may rely upon and  follow the
advice of counsel.  In the event PFPC so relies on the advice of  counsel,  PFPC
remains liable for any action or omission on the part of PFPC which  constitutes
willful misfeasance,  bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard by PFPC of any
duties, obligations or responsibilities set forth in this Agreement.

         (d) PROTECTION OF PFPC.  PFPC shall be protected in any action it takes
or does not take in reliance upon  directions,  advice or Oral  Instructions  or
Written  Instructions  it receives  from the Fund or from counsel and which PFPC
believes, in good faith, to be consistent with those directions,  advice or Oral
Instructions or Written Instructions. Nothing in this section shall be construed
so as to impose an obligation upon PFPC (i) to seek such  directions,  advice or
Oral  Instructions  or Written  Instructions,  or (ii) to act in accordance with
such directions,  advice or Oral  Instructions or Written  Instructions  unless,
under the terms of other  provisions of this Agreement,  the same is a condition
of PFPC's properly taking or not taking such action.  Nothing in this subsection
shall  excuse PFPC when an action or  omission  on the part of PFPC  constitutes
willful misfeasance,  bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard by PFPC of any
duties, obligations or responsibilities set forth in this Agreement.

         7. RECORDS; VISITS. The books and records pertaining to the Fund, which
are in the possession or under the control of PFPC, shall be the property of the
Fund. Such books and records shall be prepared and maintained as required by the
1940 Act and other applicable

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securities laws, rules and  regulations.  The Fund and Authorized  Persons shall
have access to such books and records at all times during PFPC's normal business
hours. Upon the reasonable  request of the Fund or, copies of any such books and
records shall be provided by PFPC to the Fund or to an Authorized Person, at the
Fund's expense.

         8. CONFIDENTIALITY. PFPC agrees to keep confidential all records of the
Fund and  information  relating  to the Fund and its  shareholders,  unless  the
release of such records or information is otherwise consented to, in writing, by
the Fund. The Fund agrees that such consent shall not be  unreasonably  withheld
and may not be withheld where PFPC may be exposed to civil or criminal  contempt
proceedings  or when  required to divulge  such  information  or records to duly
constituted authorities.

         9. COOPERATION WITH  ACCOUNTANTS.  PFPC shall cooperate with the Fund's
independent  public  accountants  and shall take all  reasonable  actions in the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement to ensure that the necessary
information  is made available to such  accountants  for the expression of their
opinion, as required by the Fund.

         10.  DISASTER  RECOVERY.  PFPC shall  enter into and shall  maintain in
effect  with  appropriate  parties  one or  more  agreements  making  reasonable
provisions  for  emergency use of electronic  data  processing  equipment to the
extent appropriate  equipment is available.  In the event of equipment failures,
PFPC shall,  at no  additional  expense to the Fund,  take  reasonable  steps to
minimize service interruptions. PFPC shall have no liability with respect to the
loss of data or service interruptions caused by equipment failure, provided such
loss or interruption is

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not caused by PFPC's own willful misfeasance,  bad faith, negligence or reckless
disregard of its duties or obligations under this Agreement.

         11. COMPENSATION.  As compensation for services rendered by PFPC during
the term of this  Agreement,  the Fund  will pay to PFPC a fee or fees as may be
agreed to from time to time in writing by the Fund and PFPC.

         12. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) The Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
PFPC and its affiliates from all taxes, charges, expenses,  assessments,  claims
and liabilities  (including,  without limitation,  liabilities arising under the
Securities  Laws and any state and  foreign  securities  and blue sky laws,  and
amendments thereto),  and expenses,  including (without  limitation)  attorneys'
fees and  disbursements,  arising  directly or indirectly from (i) any action or
omission to act which PFPC takes (a) at the request or on the direction of or in
reliance  on the  advice of the Fund or (b) upon Oral  Instructions  or  Written
Instructions or (ii) the acceptance,  processing and/or negotiation of checks or
other methods utilized for the purchase of Shares.  Neither PFPC, nor any of its
affiliates, shall be indemnified against any liability (or any expenses incident
to  such  liability)  arising  out of  PFPC's  or its  affiliates'  own  willful
misfeasance,  bad faith,  negligence  or  reckless  disregard  of its duties and
obligations  under this Agreement,  provided that in the absence of a finding to
the contrary  the  acceptance,  processing  and/or  negotiation  of a fraudulent
payment for the purchase of Shares shall be presumed not to have been the result
of PFPC's or its affiliates own willful  misfeasance,  bad faith,  negligence or
reckless disregard of such duties and obligations.

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                  (b) PFPC agrees to indemnify  and hold  harmless the Fund from
all taxes, charges, expenses,  assessments,  claims and liabilities arising from
PFPC's obligations  pursuant to this Agreement  (including,  without limitation,
liabilities  arising  under the  Securities  Laws,  and any  state  and  foreign
securities and blue sky laws, and  amendments  thereto) and expenses,  including
(without  limitation)  reasonable  attorneys'  fees  and  disbursements  arising
directly or indirectly  out of PFPC's or its nominees' own willful  misfeasance,
bad faith,  negligence or reckless disregard of its duties and obligations under
this Agreement.

                  (c) In order that the indemnification  provisions contained in
this  Section 12 shall  apply,  upon the  assertion  of a claim for which either
party may be required to indemnify the other, the party seeking  indemnification
shall  promptly  notify the other  party of such  assertion,  and shall keep the
other party advised with respect to all developments  concerning such claim. The
party who may be required to indemnify shall have the option to participate with
the party  seeking  indemnification  in the  defense  of such  claim.  The party
seeking  indemnification  shall  in no  case  confess  any  claim  or  make  any
compromise  in any case in which the other party may be required to indemnify it
except with the other party's prior written consent.

         13.      RESPONSIBILITY OF PFPC.

                  (a) PFPC  shall be under no duty to take any  action on behalf
of the Fund except as  specifically  set forth herein or as may be  specifically
agreed to by PFPC in  writing.  PFPC shall be  obligated  to  exercise  care and
diligence in the performance of its duties  hereunder,  to act in good faith and
to use its best  efforts,  within  reasonable  limits,  in  performing  services

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provided for under this Agreement.  PFPC shall be liable for any damages arising
out of PFPC's  failure to perform its duties under this  Agreement to the extent
such damages arise out of PFPC's willful misfeasance,  bad faith,  negligence or
reckless disregard of such duties.

                  (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of any
other  provision  of this  Agreement,  (i) PFPC,  shall not be liable for losses
beyond its control, provided that PFPC has acted in accordance with the standard
of care set forth above; and (ii) PFPC shall not be under any duty or obligation
to inquire  into and shall not be liable for (A) the validity or  invalidity  or
authority or lack thereof of any Oral Instruction or Written Instruction, notice
or other  instrument  which  conforms  to the  applicable  requirements  of this
Agreement,  and which PFPC reasonably  believes to be genuine; or (B) subject to
Section  10,  delays  or  errors  or  loss  of  data   occurring  by  reason  of
circumstances  beyond  PFPC's  control,  including  acts of  civil  or  military
authority, national emergencies,  labor difficulties,  fire, flood, catastrophe,
acts of God, insurrection,  war, riots or failure of the mails,  transportation,
communication  or  power  supply.

                  (c)  Notwithstanding  anything  else in this  Agreement to the
contrary and except to the limited  extent set forth in  paragraph  13(d) below,
PFPC shall not be liable to the Fund for any  consequential or special losses or
damages ("Special  Damages") which the Fund may incur as a consequence of PFPC's
performance of the services provided hereunder.

                  (d) PFPC shall be liable for Special  Damages  incurred by the
Fund  only to the  extent  that  Special  Damages  arise  out of  PFPC's  or its
affiliates'  willful  misfeasance,  bad faith or  negligence in  performing,  or
reckless disregard of, their duties under this Agreement; provided,

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however,  the liability of PFPC with respect to all such Special Damages arising
during the term of this Agreement and thereafter shall be limited to One Hundred
Thousand  Dollars  ($100,000)  per  transaction  or series of  directly  related
transactions;  related  transactions  may be  related as to  parties,  timing or
subject matter.

         14.      DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.

                  (a) SERVICES PROVIDED ON AN ONGOING BASIS, IF APPLICABLE.

                           (i)      Furnish state-by-state registration reports;
                           (ii)     Calculate 12b-1 payments;
                           (iii)    Maintain proper shareholder registrations;
                           (iv)     Review new  applications and correspond with
                                    shareholders    to   complete   or   correct
                                    information;
                           (v)      Direct payment processing of checks or
                                    wires;
                           (vi)     Prepare  and  certify  stockholder  lists in
                                    con-junction with proxy solicitations;
                           (vii)    Countersign share certificates;
                           (viii)   Prepare    and    mail    to    shareholders
                                    confirmation of activity;
                           (ix)     Provide    toll-free    lines   for   direct
                                    shareholder use, plus customer liaison staff
                                    for on-line inquiry response;
                           (x)      Mail  duplicate   confirmations  to  broker-
                                    dealers of their clients' activity,  whether
                                    executed   through  the   broker-dealer   or
                                    directly with PFPC;
                           (xi)     Provide  periodic   shareholder   lists  and
                                    statistics to the clients;
                           (xii)    Provide detailed data for underwriter/broker
                                    confirmations;

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                           (xiii)   Prepare periodic mailing of year-end tax and
                                    statement information;
                           (xiv)    Coordinate  and  support  the Fund's  shares
                                    being traded on the Fund/Serv system;
                           (xv)     Notify  on a  timely  basis  the  investment
                                    adviser,  accounting agent, and custodian of
                                    fund activity; and
                           (xvi)    Perform  other  participating  broker-dealer
                                    shareholder  services  as may be agreed upon
                                    from time to time.

                  (b)  SERVICES  PROVIDED  BY PFPC  UNDER ORAL  INSTRUCTIONS  OR
WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS.

                           (i)      Accept  and post daily  Fund  purchases  and
                                    redemptions;
                           (ii)     Accept,   post   and   perform   shareholder
                                    transfers and exchanges;
                           (iii)    Pay dividends and other distributions;
                           (iv)     Solicit and tabulate proxies; and
                           (v)      Issue   and   cancel    certificates   (when
                                    requested in writing by the shareholder).

                  (c) PURCHASE OF SHARES. PFPC shall issue and credit an account
of an  investor,  in the  manner  described  in the Fund's  prospectus,  once it
receives:

                           (i)      A purchase order;
                           (ii)     Proper    information    to    establish   a
                                    shareholder account; and
                           (iii)    Confirmation  of  receipt  or  crediting  of
                                    funds   for  such   order   to  the   Fund's
                                    custodian.

                  (d)  REDEMPTION  OF SHARES.  PFPC shall redeem  Shares only if
that function is properly  authorized by the  certificate  of  incorporation  or
resolution of the Fund's Board of

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Trustees.  Shares  shall  be  redeemed  and  payment  therefor  shall be made in
accordance with the Fund's prospectus,  when the record holder tenders Shares in
proper  form and  directs the method of  redemption.  If Shares are  received in
proper form, Shares shall be redeemed before the funds are provided to PFPC from
the Fund's  custodian (the  "Custodian").  If the  recordholder has not directed
that redemption  proceeds be wired, when the Custodian provides PFPC with funds,
the  redemption  check  shall be sent to and made  payable to the  recordholder,
unless:

                           (i)      the surrendered  certificate is drawn to the
                                    order of an assignee or holder and  transfer
                                    authorization is signed by the recordholder;
                                    or
                           (ii)     Transfer  authorizations  are  signed by the
                                    recordholder   when   Shares   are  held  in
                                    book-entry form.

When a broker-dealer  notifies PFPC of a redemption  desired by a customer,  and
the  Custodian  provides  PFPC  with  funds,  PFPC  shall  prepare  and send the
redemption check to the  broker-dealer  and made payable to the broker-dealer on
behalf of its customer.

                  (e) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.  Upon receipt of a resolution
of the Fund's  Board of  Trustees  authorizing  the  declaration  and payment of
dividends  and  distributions,  PFPC shall  issue  dividends  and  distributions
declared  by the  Fund in  Shares,  or,  upon  shareholder  election,  pay  such
dividends and  distributions in cash, if provided for in the Fund's  prospectus.
Such  issuance or payment,  as well as payments  upon  redemption  as  described
above, shall be made after deduction and payment of the required amount of funds
to be withheld in accordance  with any applicable tax laws or other laws,  rules
or regulations.  PFPC shall mail to the Fund's  shareholders  such tax forms and
other information,  or permissible substitute notice,  relating to

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dividends  and  distributions  paid by the Fund as are  required to be filed and
mailed by applicable law, rule or regulation.  PFPC shall prepare,  maintain and
file with the IRS and other appropriate taxing  authorities  reports relating to
all dividends above a stipulated  amount paid by the Fund to its shareholders as
required by tax or other law, rule or regulation.

                  (f) SHAREHOLDER ACCOUNT SERVICES.

                           (i)      PFPC may  arrange,  in  accordance  with the
                                    prospectus,  for issuance of Shares obtained
                                    through:
                           -        Any pre-authorized check plan; and
                           -        Direct purchases through broker wire orders,
                                    checks and applications.
                           (ii)     PFPC may  arrange,  in  accordance  with the
                                    prospectus, for a shareholder's:
                           -        Exchange  of Shares  for  shares of  another
                                    fund  with  which  the  Fund  has   exchange
                                    privileges;
                           -        Automatic  redemption  from an account where
                                    that shareholder participates in a automatic
                                    redemption plan; and/or
                           -        Redemption  of Shares from an account with a
                                    checkwriting privilege.

                  (g)  COMMUNICATIONS  TO  SHAREHOLDERS.   Upon  timely  Written
Instructions,   PFPC  shall  mail  all   communications   by  the  Fund  to  its
shareholders, including:

                           (i)      Reports to shareholders;
                           (ii)     Confirmations of purchases and sales of Fund
                                    shares;
                           (iii)    Monthly or quarterly statements;
                           (iv)     Dividend and distribution notices;
                           (v)      Proxy material; and

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                           (vi)     Tax form information.

                  In  addition,  PFPC will  receive and tabulate the proxy cards
for the meetings of the Fund's shareholders.

                  (h) RECORDS.  PFPC shall maintain  records of the accounts for
each shareholder showing the following information:

                           (i)      Name,   address   and   United   States  Tax
                                    Identification or Social Security number;
                           (ii)     Number  and class of Shares  held and number
                                    and class of Shares for which  certificates,
                                    if  any,   have   been   issued,   including
                                    certificate numbers and denominations;
                           (iii)    Historical information regarding the account
                                    of each shareholder, including dividends and
                                    distributions  paid and the  date and  price
                                    for  all  transactions  on  a  shareholder's
                                    account;
                           (iv)     Any stop or restraining order placed against
                                    a shareholder's account;
                           (v)      Any  correspondence  relating to the current
                                    maintenance of a shareholder's account;
                           (vi)     Information  with  respect to  withholdings;
                                    and
                           (vii)    Any  information  required  in order for the
                                    transfer  agent to perform any  calculations
                                    contemplated or required by this Agreement.

                  (i)  LOST OR  STOLEN  CERTIFICATES.  PFPC  shall  place a stop
notice against any certificate reported to be lost or stolen and comply with all
applicable  federal  regulatory  requirements for reporting such loss or alleged
misappropriation. A new certificate shall be registered and issued only upon:

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                           (i)      The   shareholder's   pledge   of   a   lost
                                    instrument  bond or such  other  appropriate
                                    indemnity  bond  issued by a surety  company
                                    approved by PFPC; and
                           (ii)     Completion of a release and  indemnification
                                    agreement   signed  by  the  shareholder  to
                                    protect PFPC and its affiliates.

                  (j)  SHAREHOLDER  INSPECTION OF STOCK RECORDS.  Upon a request
from any Fund  shareholder to inspect stock  records,  PFPC will notify the Fund
and the Fund will issue  instructions  granting  or denying  each such  request.
Unless PFPC has acted contrary to the Fund's  instructions,  the Fund agrees and
does hereby,  release PFPC from any liability  for refusal of  permission  for a
particular shareholder to inspect the Fund's stock records.

                  (k)  WITHDRAWAL OF SHARES AND  CANCELLATION  OF  CERTIFICATES.
Upon receipt of Written Instructions, PFPC shall cancel outstanding certificates
surrendered by the Fund to reduce the total amount of outstanding  shares by the
number of shares  surrendered by the Fund.

         15. DURATION AND TERMINATION.  This Agreement shall be effective on the
date first written above and shall continue for a period of three (3) years (the
"Initial  Term").  Upon the expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall
automatically  renew for successive terms of one (1) year ("Renewal Terms") each
provided that it may be terminated by any party without penalty during a Renewal
Term upon written  notice  given at least sixty (60) days prior to  termination.
During either the Initial Term or the Renewal Terms,  this Agreement may also be
terminated on an earlier date by either the Fund or PFPC for cause.

         With respect to the Fund,  cause shall mean PFPC's  material  breach of
this Agreement causing it to fail to substantially perform its duties under this
Agreement.  In order for such

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material breach to constitute  "cause" under this  Paragraph,  PFPC must receive
written notice from the Fund  specifying the material  breach and PFPC shall not
have corrected such breach within a 30-day period.  With respect to PFPC,  cause
includes, but is not limited to, the failure of the Fund to pay the compensation
set forth in writing  pursuant to  Paragraph 11 of this  Agreement  after it has
received  written notice from PFPC  specifying the amount due and the Fund shall
not have paid that amount within a 30-day period. A constructive  termination of
this Agreement  will result where a substantial  percentage of the Fund's assets
are  transferred,  merged  or are  otherwise  removed  from the Fund to  another
fund(s) that is not serviced by PFPC.

         Any notice of termination  for cause shall be effective sixty (60) days
from the date of any such notice.  Upon the termination  hereof,  the Fund shall
pay to PFPC such  compensation as may be due for the period prior to the date of
such  termination.  Any  termination  effected  shall not  affect the rights and
obligations of the parties under Paragraphs 12 and 13 hereof.

         16. NOTICES.  All notices and other  communications,  including Written
Instructions,  shall be in writing or by confirming  telegram,  cable,  telex or
facsimile  sending  device.  Notices  shall be addressed  (a) if to PFPC, at 400
Bellevue  Parkway,  Wilmington,  Delaware 19809 Attn:  President;  (b) if to the
Fund, c/o Wilmington Trust Company 1100 North Market St., Wilmington, De., Attn:
Robert Christian;  or (c) if to neither of the foregoing,  at such other address
as shall  have been  given by like  notice to the  sender of any such  notice or
other  communication  by the  other  party.  If  notice  is sent  by  confirming
telegram,  cable,  telex or facsimile sending device, it shall be deemed to have
been  given  immediately.  If notice is sent by

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first-class  mail, it shall be deemed to have been given three days after it has
been  mailed.  If notice is sent by  messenger,  it shall be deemed to have been
given on the day it is delivered.

         17. AMENDMENTS.  This Agreement, or any term thereof, may be changed or
waived only by a written amendment, signed by the party against whom enforcement
of such change or waiver is sought.

         18. USE OF FUND'S NAME.  PFPC shall not use the name of the Fund or the
Portfolios in a manner not approved prior thereto,  provided,  however, that the
Fund shall approve all uses of its name which merely refer in accurate  terms to
the  appointment  of PFPC  hereunder or which are required by the SEC or a state
securities  commission,  and,  provided,  further,  that in no event  shall such
approval be unreasonably withheld.

         19.  SECURITY.  PFPC  represents  and warrants that, to the best of its
knowledge,  the various  procedures and systems which PFPC has implemented  with
regard to safeguarding from loss or damage the Fund's blank checks,  records and
other data and PFPC=s records,  data,  equipment,  facilities and other property
used in the performance of its obligations  hereunder are adequate.  The parties
may review such systems and procedures on a periodic basis.

         20.  REGISTRATION  AS A  TRANSFER  AGENT.  PFPC  represents  that it is
currently registered with the appropriate Federal agency for the registration of
transfer agents,  and that it will remain so registered for the duration of this
Agreement. PFPC agrees that it will promptly notify the Fund in the event of any
material change in its status as a registered transfer agent.

         21.  SHAREHOLDER  LIABILITY.  PFPC is hereby expressly put on notice of
the limitation

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of  shareholder  liability as set forth in the  Declaration of Trust of the Fund
and agrees that obligations assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Agreement shall
be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and if the liability relates
to one or more  Portfolios,  the  obligations  hereunder shall be limited to the
respective  assets  of such  Portfolios.  PFPC  agrees  that it  shall  not seek
satisfaction  of any such  obligation  from the  shareholders  or any individual
shareholder  of the Fund nor from the Trustee or any  individual  Trustee of the
Fund.

         22. DELEGATION; ASSIGNMENT. PFPC may assign its rights and delegate its
duties  hereunder to any wholly-owned  direct or indirect  subsidiary of PFPC or
PNC Bank  Corp.,  provided  that (i) PFPC gives the Fund thirty (30) days' prior
written  notice;  (ii) the delegate (or  assignee) is  registered  and qualified
under the 1934 Act to act as a transfer agent;  (iii) the delegate (or assignee)
agrees with PFPC and the Fund to comply with all relevant provisions of the 1940
Act;  and (iv)  PFPC and such  delegate  (or  assignee)  promptly  provide  such
information  as the Fund may request,  and respond to such questions as the Fund
may  ask,  relative  to  the  delegation  (or  assignment),  including  (without
limitation) the capabilities of the delegate (or assignee).  In addition,  PFPC,
subject to the approval of the Fund, may  sub-contract any of its services to be
performed hereunder to one or more qualified  sub-transfer  agents,  shareholder
servicing  agents  or other  financial  institutions  to  facilitate  access  to
third-party distribution networks.

         23.  COUNTERPARTS.  This  Agreement  may be  executed  in  two or  more
counterparts,  each of  which  shall be  deemed  an  original,  but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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         24. FURTHER ACTIONS. Each party agrees to perform such further acts and
execute such  further  documents as are  necessary  to  effectuate  the purposes
hereof.

         25.      MISCELLANEOUS.

                  (a)  ENTIRE  AGREEMENT.  This  Agreement  embodies  the entire
agreement  and  understanding  between  the  parties  and  supersedes  all prior
agreements and  understandings  relating to the subject matter hereof,  provided
that the parties may embody in one or more separate  documents their  agreement,
if any, with respect to delegated duties and Oral Instructions.

                  (b) CAPTIONS.  The captions in this Agreement are included for
convenience  of  reference  only  and in no way  define  or  delimit  any of the
provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.

                  (c)  GOVERNING  LAW.  This  Agreement  shall be deemed to be a
contract  made in  Delaware  and  governed by Delaware  law,  without  regard to
principles of conflicts of law.

                  (d) PARTIAL  INVALIDITY.  If any  provision of this  Agreement
shall be held or made invalid by a court decision,  statute,  rule or otherwise,
the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

                  (e)  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.  This Agreement  shall be binding
upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties  hereto and their  respective
successors and permitted assigns.

                  (f) FACSIMILE SIGNATURES. The facsimile signature of any party
to this Agreement  shall  constitute the valid and binding  execution  hereof by
such party.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed

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as of the day and year first above written.



                                    PFPC INC.

                                                     By:________________________

                                                     Title:_____________________

                                 WT MUTUAL FUND

                                                     By:________________________

                                                     Title:_____________________

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                                    EXHIBIT A
                                    ---------

         THIS  EXHIBIT A,  dated as of  November  1, 1999,  is Exhibit A to that
certain Transfer Agency Services  Agreement dated as of November 1, 1999 between
PFPC Inc. and WT Mutual Fund.

                                   PORTFOLIOS
                                   ----------

                    Wilmington Premier Money Market Portfolio
          Wilmington Premier Money Market Portfolio-Institutional Class
                     Wilmington Prime Money Market Portfolio
             Wilmington Prime Money Market Portfolio-Investor Class
           Wilmington Prime Money Market Portfolio-Institutional Class
                           CRM Prime Money Market Fund
                   CRM Prime Money Market Fund-Investor Class
                 CRM Prime Money Market Fund-Institutional Class
                      Wilmington U.S. Government Portfolio
               Wilmington U.S. Government Portfolio-Investor Class
            Wilmington U.S. Government Portfolio-Institutional Class
                         Wilmington Tax-Exempt Portfolio
                 Wilmington Tax-Exempt Portfolio-Investor Class
               Wilmington Tax-Exempt Portfolio-Institutional Class
                               CRM Tax-Exempt Fund
                       CRM Tax-Exempt Fund-Investor Class
                     CRM Tax-Exempt Fund-Institutional Class
                  Wilmington Short/Intermediate Bond Portfolio
           Wilmington Short/Intermediate Bond Portfolio-Investor Class
        Wilmington Short/Intermediate Bond Portfolio-Institutional Class
                     Wilmington Intermediate Bond Portfolio
              Wilmington Intermediate Bond Portfolio-Investor Class
           Wilmington Intermediate Bond Portfolio-Institutional Class
                           CRM Intermediate Bond Fund
                    CRM Intermediate Bond Fund-Investor Class
                 CRM Intermediate Bond Fund-Institutional Class
                       Wilmington Municipal Bond Portfolio

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               Wilmington Municipal Bond Portfolio-Investor Class
            Wilmington Municipal Bond Portfolio- Institutional Class

                             CRM Municipal Bond Fund
                     CRM Municipal Bond Fund-Investor Class
                   CRM Municipal Bond Fund-Institutional Class
                    Wilmington WT Large Cap Growth Portfolio
             Wilmington WT Large Cap Growth Portfolio-Investor Class
          Wilmington WT Large Cap Growth Portfolio-Institutional Class
                          Roxbury Large Cap Growth Fund
                      Roxbury Large Cap Growth Fund-Class A
                      Roxbury Large Cap Growth Fund-Class B
                      Roxbury Large Cap Growth Fund-Class C
                       Wilmington Large Cap Core Portfolio
               Wilmington Large Cap Core Portfolio-Investor Class
             Wilmington Large Cap Core Portfolio-Institutional Class
                       Wilmington Small Cap Core Portfolio
               Wilmington Small Cap Core Portfolio-Investor Class
             Wilmington Small Cap Core Portfolio-Institutional Class
                Wilmington International Multi-Manager Portfolio
         Wilmington International Multi-Manager Portfolio-Investor Class
      Wilmington International Multi-Manager Portfolio- Institutional Class
                      Wilmington Large Cap Value Portfolio
               Wilmington Large Cap Value Portfolio-Investor Class
            Wilmington Large Cap Value Portfolio- Institutional Class
                            CRM Large Cap Value Fund
                     CRM Large Cap Value Fund-Investor Class
                  CRM Large Cap Value Fund- Institutional Class
                       Wilmington Mid Cap Value Portfolio
                Wilmington Mid Cap Value Portfolio-Investor Class
             Wilmington Mid Cap Value Portfolio-Institutional Class
                             CRM Mid Cap Value Fund
                      CRM Mid Cap Value Fund-Investor Class
                   CRM Mid Cap Value Fund-Institutional Class
                      Wilmington Small Cap Value Portfolio
               Wilmington Small Cap Value Portfolio-Investor Class
            Wilmington Small Cap Value Portfolio-Institutional Class
                            CRM Small Cap Value Fund
                     CRM Small Cap Value Fund-Investor Class
                  CRM Small Cap Value Fund-Institutional Class

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                           AUTHORIZED PERSONS APPENDIX

    NAME (TYPE)                                             SIGNATURE

_____________________________                      _____________________________

_____________________________                      _____________________________

_____________________________                      _____________________________

_____________________________                      _____________________________

_____________________________                      _____________________________

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